Summer Public Interest Fellowships
Berkeley Law students finance their summer public interest/public sector work by making use of funds available to them through a number of sources. The External Sources of Summer Funding, Berkeley Law Affliated Sources of Summer Funding and Berkeley Law Summer Public Interest Fellowships sections below provide essential detailed information about how this works. For a quick primer on how to fund your summer, click on these links:
- How can I make $6000 this summer?
- How can I make $5000 this summer?
- How can I make $4000 this summer?
- Can I apply for a second summer of Berkeley Law funding?
- How do the funding cap and banking option work?
By seeking all the funding for which you are eligible, you can maximize the amount of summer funds available to you through the Berkeley Law Summer Fellowship.
External Sources of Summer Funding
A variety of funders external to the law school sponsor summer grants and fellowships. In order to maximize the amount of summer funds available through Berkeley Law affiliated sources, students must seek such external funding.
- Summer Funding for Public Interest Work (CDO Publication).
- Summer Human Rights Funding List (CDO publication)
- The Public Interest Job Search Guide, 2008-09 (Ch. 9 #576R in CDO Library)
- CDO Online Jobs Database (the b-line). Search for Position Type: "Summer Fellowship".
- PSLawNet's Summer Funding Resources webpage.
Berkeley Law Affliated Sources of Summer Funding
There are a number of Berkeley Law affiliated sources of summer funding. These sources are best utilized in conjunction with one another, as well as with external funding sources.
Several Berkeley Law student organizations award Summer Public Interest Fellowships, including, among others, the Berkeley Law Foundation, the Queer Caucus, the Womens Association, the Ecology Law Quarterly, and boalt.org. (contact info).
Berkeley LawSummer Public Interest Fellowships
More information, guidelines, and application form
Note: In order to qualify for Berkeley Law Summer Public Intererst Fellowship funds, you will need to complete 25 hours of pro bono work by the application deadline. Click here to find out more about how to satisfy the pro bono requirement.
